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IIAC Tournament - Championship vs. Central

Luther's season came to an end in the championship tilt of the Iowa Conference Tournament tonight in Pella. The Norse were defeated by the Dutch 74-70.

Trailing by as many as 11 points (55-44) with a little over 12 minutes remaining in the game, Luther battled back and pulled to within one twice, at 1:09 and 10 seconds left, but could not quite get over the hump to take the lead.

Luther jumped out to a quick 14 point lead (27-13) midway through the first half, but a 25-9 run by the Dutch capped off with a Matt Greenfield three pointer at the buzzer, gave the Dutch a 38-36 advantage at intermission.

Luther was led by John Androus who finished his brilliant career with a double-double. Androus tallied 20 points, collected a career high 15 rebounds, and dished out three assists.

Aaron Huber was the only other player to record double figures with 10. Jake Martin collected a career high 16 rebounds.

Central's Colly Taylor and Greenfield both recorded double-doubles. Taylor scored 10 points and collected 11 misfires, while Greenfield chipped in 17 points a grabbed 12 rebounds. Kevin Kaerwer and Nile Eckermann both scored a team high 19 points.